The 2012 CMJ Music Marathon swept through New York City last week with thousands of performances from some of the brightest new names in indie-rock. Veteran Reverb photographer Joe McCabe scoured Lower Manhattan and Brooklyn to find the best of the best.

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Joe McCabe is a Denver photographer and a regular contributor to Reverb. Check out his website.